German identity card

German identity card
Specimen of the credit-card sized German identity card issued since 2 May 2024
Typenational identity document
Issued by Germany
Valid in European Union
 United Kingdom (EU Settlement Scheme)
Rest of Europe (except Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine)
 Egypt
 Georgia
Overseas France
 Tunisia (organized tours)
 Turkey
Expiration
  • 10 years (age 24 or over)
  • 6 years (age under 24)

The German Identity Card (German: Personalausweis, pronounced [pɛʁzoˈnaːlʔaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯s] ) is issued to German nationals by local registration offices in Germany and diplomatic missions abroad, while it is produced at the Bundesdruckerei in Berlin.